Wallace Diestelmeyer

Wallace William "Wally" Diestelmeyer (July 14, 1926 – December 23, 1999) was a Canadian figure skater. He competed in pair skating with Suzanne Morrow. The couple won the bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1948 World Figure Skating Championships. They are credited as being the first pair to perform the death spiral one-handed, with the man holding the woman in position with one hand, at the 1948 Olympic Games.^[1]

Wallace Distelmeyer
Suzanne Morrow and Wally Diestelmeyer in 1948
Born	(1926-07-14)July 14, 1926 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 23, 1999(1999-12-23) (aged 73) Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Skating club	Toronto Skating Club
Medal record Representing  Canada Men's figure skating North American Championships 1947 Ottawa Men's singles Pairs figure skating Winter Olympic Games 1948 St. Moritz Pairs World Championships 1948 Davos Pairs North American Championships 1947 Ottawa Pairs

After retiring from competitions Distelmeyer worked as a skating coach. In 1992 he was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame, together with Morrow.^[2]

Results

Men's singles

Event	1947	1948
Winter Olympics		12th
World Championships		9th
North American Championships	3rd
Canadian Championships	2nd	1st

Pairs with Suzanne Morrow

Event	1947	1948
Winter Olympics		3rd
World Championships		3rd
North American Championships	1st
Canadian Championships	1st	1st

with Joyce Perkins

Event	1946
Canadian Championships	1st

with Floraine Ducharme

Event	1942
Canadian Championships	2nd

Ice dance with Suzanne Morrow

Event	1948
Canadian Championships	1st

References

1. "Canadian Pair Break Figure Skating's Mould with 'Death Spiral'". Olympic.com. 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
2. Wallace Diestelmeyer. sports-reference.com

External links

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